Researchers are using very detailed Gemini Observatory images to help guide the Juno spacecraft\u2019s exploration of Jupiter, a media eport said.
\nThe high-resolution imaging by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea in Hawaii was informing the Juno mission of compelling events in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese observations trace vertical flows that cannot be measured any other way, illuminating the weather, climate and general circulation in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere,\u201d Michael Wong of the University of California, Berkeley, said.<\/p>\n
The scientists were using a longer-wavelength filter on the telescope to look at cloud opacity on the giant planet.<\/p>\n
Being supported by Earth-based observations, according to a news release from UC Berkeley on Saturday, the Juno spacecraft, of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was currently looping around Jupiter.<\/p>\n
Using adaptive optics that removes atmospheric blur, astronomers at the Gemini North telescope were revealing \u201ca treasure-trove of fascinating events in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere,\u201d said Glenn Orton, the principal investigator for this Gemini adaptive optics investigation and coordinator for Earth-based observations supporting the Juno project at Caltech\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n
The observations have produced a composite colour infrared image of Jupiter showing haze particles over a range of altitudes.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvents like this show that there\u2019s still much to learn about Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere,\u201d Orton was quoted as saying. \u201cThe combination of Earth-based and spacecraft observations is a powerful one-two punch in exploring Jupiter.\u201d Picture source: Alamy Image<\/p>\n Picture used for illustrated purposes alone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Researchers are using very detailed Gemini Observatory images to help guide the Juno spacecraft\u2019s exploration of Jupiter, a media eport said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[103],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4382,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380\/revisions\/4382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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